A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 26.10.2015 at 17.37 Lempäälä Observation number 44681

Visibility V / V

Ville Ranki

A bluish, rocket-like fireball crashed at a steep angle. The duration of the bright phase was short (about a second), though it may be that I didn’t notice it in the dimmer phase.

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Accuracy of the given observation time?
- 5 min difference possible
How long time did you see the fireball fly in the sky?
- 1 second
How the flight of the fireball ended?
- The fireball faded away

In which direction the fireball disappeared out of sight?
- South
In which altitude the bolide disappeared from your sight?
- About 1/3 from the horizon towards the zenith
Brightness of the fireball
- A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon

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A fireball at night, as bright as a full moon - 26.10.2015 at 17.37 Lempäälä Observation number 44681